Lighthouse Connections Academy

Lighthouse Connections Academy operates as a well-populated combined-grade school in SOUTHFIELD, Michigan, operated by Lighthouse Connections Academy. Current enrollment sits at 2,056 students spanning grades K through 12. Compared to the state average of about 281 students per school, that is 632% larger than typical.

Lighthouse Connections Academy is the operating authority for Lighthouse Connections Academy, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

Demographically, Lighthouse Connections Academy reports that White students make up the majority at 57%. The remainder reads as 23% Black, 10% multiracial, 8% Hispanic. By comparison, Oakland County as a whole is about 69% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Lighthouse Connections Academy lists 85 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 24.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. Roughly 68% of students at Lighthouse Connections Academy qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Oakland County (around 32%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

In the surrounding community, census data for Oakland County shows median household income runs about $97,760, about 51% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Lighthouse Connections Academy is one of 345 public schools in Oakland County (combined enrollment of about 169,926 students).

Nearest neighbor: Faxon Academy, around 0.5 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a city-core site. Lighthouse Connections Academy operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools. Lighthouse Connections Academy delivers learning online rather than in a traditional classroom setting.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Lighthouse Connections Academy typically covers classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.